Display-case.



C. H. JONES.

DISPLAY CASE.

APPLICATION meu APR. 22. 1916.

Patent-ed Oct. 3,1916.

WITNESSES ran etarras "earner ersten.

CLAUDE HAILOW JONES, OIF NEW YORK, N.

lpISPLAY-CASE.

Lacasse.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

:mamma oct. s, icio.

Application filed-April 22, 1916. Serial No. 93,016.

To all ywhom 'it lm n.1/ (ronca/rn lie it known that l, CLAUDE JONES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of tbecity ot' New York, borough of Man,- hattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Display(lase,y of which the following is a.

full, clear, and exact description.

rlhe object oi' the invention is to provide a. new and improved display case for use in stores and more especially designed for displaying candy and other articles of merchandiseto the best advantage, and at the same time providing storage npacity for reserve merchaiulise, tying cord, packaging paper, paper bags and the like to enable the seller to readily lill orders from customers. l

In order to accomplish the desired result,

use is made of a counter provided at the rear top-portion with slides. a display compartaient in front ot' the counter and havingishelves and sliding front glass doors, tiers oi' drawers in the rear portion of the counter and opening i`eai"wardly.y the upper drawers being under tbe said slides and the `top display compartment set on topoi' the counterin front ot the said slides to leave the latter unobstructed and thereby allow I the seller to gain access to the uppermost drawers 4without' sliding the latter rearwardly into open position.

' A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawingsforming a part ot' this specification, in

which similar characters or' reference in-v dicate corresponding` parts in both views.

Figure 'l is a rear perspective view of the display case and with sundryT of the drawers partly open; and i? ig. 2 a cross section of the same.

The. counter l0 of the display case islpro-i vided at the corner posts with suitable casters or other supports ll for supporting the counter above the door. The counter l0 provided in its front portion with a 'suitable compartment 12 having front glass doors 13 adapted to slide sidewise for opening the compartment l2 to gain access there to for placing the articles to be displayed into the said compartment. The display compartment 12 is provided with shelves 14 for supporting the` merchandise, the shelves extending from a mirror back l5 resting against a baekor partition 1G eX- tending lengthwise of the counter. The bottom 17' of the display compartment' lf2 is preferably oi opal glass resting on 'a horizontal. bottom 1S forming part. of the1 counter. The doors 13 are preferably inclined upwardly and rearwardly so as to display the merchandise to the fullest advantage.

"lhe back of the counter is provided with .tiers or" drawers Q0, 2l and 22 adapted to slide rearwardly into open position, the front ends of 'the drawersk reaching to the partition 16, thus providing deep drawers for the storage of a large vamount of reserve merchandise. The top 23 of the counter is provided near its rea-r end with 'slides 2l, one for each top drawerjQQ, and adapted to be moved sidewise to permit of opening any one of the top drawers 22 so as to gain access thereto without moving said top diaper 22 rearwardly into open position. Below the uppermost side drawers 22 are arranged bag-holding compartments 2G foA containing paper pags or wrapping materialmthe upper drawers 22 are not moved rear-l wardly and still yaccess is had to the same, and the drawers do not form obstructions ior making the package on the table or for obtaining bags from the compartments or pigermholes 2G. Between the bottom and the middle drawers Q0 and 21 are arranged p:uie1--holding compartments or pigeonholes 30 and 3l and a paper bag holding compartment A$2 for holding large paper bags or wrapping material. The drawer 20 is preferably used for holding twine or other tying materials and lilled packages but .any one oi? the other drawers may be use for this or other purposes. p

On the top 23 of the counter l() is set a top display compartment 40 provided.

with a glass front 41 inclined upwardly and rearwardly to permit or" conveniently viewing the'contents of this top display corn-V partment: The bottom 42 of this compartment e0 1s of opal glass, metal ortho like,

andlhe baul: -l-B 1s-in the forni of a. door for reserve merchandise and tying cord and 'otherwise des(A T1 to gain access to the interior or' the ooinpart ment. The front `face of `the door L3 is preferably covered by a mirror ll. The back of lliis top displa;r compartment il() is a disthe candy or other merchandise and at the same time provides a large storage capacity 'spaces or pigeonlioles for paper bags, paoli- 'lng paper land the likeE logelier wrt-h a.

packaging table 'and seal..

f 'Il-iev display caso in its gei'ieral construe- "Lion is` ireferablv made of Wood exce n; as

` ed, but l do not liinitmyself to this material as moral may' loe employed.

Having'thus described my invention, l, olaii'u as new and desire to secure by Lelau ters lhtentzl. A display ease, comprising a. counter provided at the. front with a display oompertinent and al: the rear with tiers of rearwarrlly opening drawers, operrongderl bag and paper compartiments intermediate the tiers of drawers, a slidable packaging table.

or seat, and slides on the top of the count-er for gaining access zo the uppermost drawers williout moving the latter rearward into open posit-ion.

A display Case comprising e. counter provided at llie rop with slides, a display eoniparineut in lhe front of the counter 'and having' shelves and sliding iront glass doors, tiers ol drawers in die rear perl-ion of the counter and opening rearwardly, che np- "upper moosse per drawers being under the said slides, and n. lop displayT compartment set on top of the ooliuiljer in from. of the said slides to leave thelatter unobstructed and lherehy allow the seller to gain access to the upper niosl drawers without sliding the latter rearwardly. y

3. i display case, comprising a Counter provided. at the top with slides, a display compartment in the front of the counter and ha ring shelves and sliding front glass doors, tiers oi" drawers in he rear portion of the eounfer and opening rearwardly, the upper drawers being under the Said Slides, ay top display Cmnpartn'ient set on top of the rounter in front of the said slides lo leave the latter unobstructed and thereby allow the seller to gain access to the uppermost drawers without, sliding);1 the latter rearwardly, und a paoloiging table or seat slidable in the eounler below one of the uppermost` drawers and ind ependenl. hereol l. l display caso, comprising; a counter inovided al' 'the top willi slides, a display eoniparmeinl; in thel front of the counter and having shelves and sliding; 'front glass doors, 'tiers ol drawers in llxo rear portion. ol the counter and opening rearwardly, the drawers being under the said slides, a top display comparlzmenlA set on lop olf the eounler in Il'ronl; olf Jche said Slides to leave lhe latter unobsruoted and lhereloy allow ille vseller to'gain vaccess to the uppermost drauf-irs witlionl? sliding che latter rearwardly, a, packaging table or seat slidahle in the oouner below one of the uppermost drawers and independent thereof, and Wrappine` paper and hagllolding compartments in the counrer and open ai the rear, the said wrapping paper and lia-@holding compartments being in the horizontal plane of the packaging :table or sean1 GLUBE HALOV JONES; 

